Canadian Expat Brutally Murdered in Mexico

VICTIM MURDERED ON WAY FROM CANCUN AIRPORT TO HER HOME IN MERIDA (took bus)

theglobeandmail.com reported the brutal killing of a B.C. photographer near Cancun, Mexico last week has left those who knew her in shock as they struggle to understand the sudden end of a woman described by friends as a “life force” who “saw beauty in everything.”

Vancouver native Barbara McClatchie Andrews, 74, was found strangled to death on the side of a highway connecting Cancun and the city of Merida on Friday, according to state prosecutor spokesperson Baruch Velasquez. Ms. Andrews had lived in Merida for the past decade…

According to the globe and mail a close friend stated the victim was “a fierce defender of Mexico and would rail against the media for its exaggerations – she would say it’s a perfectly safe place,” Ms. Boyd recalled.Read Article